[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1613-1614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00453]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0149]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested
concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; the
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No
person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a
valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 13,
2018. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice,
you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email
[email protected] and to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following
information collections. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the
Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection
burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0149.
Title: Part 63, Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by
Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, WC Docket No. 17-84.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 58 respondents; 58 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours per response.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement and third-
party disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
47 U.S.C. 214 and 402 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 348 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Information filed in section
214 applications has generally been non-confidential. Requests from
parties seeking confidential treatment are considered by Commission
staff pursuant to 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for a revision to a currently approved
collection. Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
requires that a carrier first obtain FCC authorization either to (1)
construct, operate, or engage in transmission over a line of
communications, or (2) discontinue, reduce or impair service over a
line of communications. Part 63 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) implements Section 214. Part 63 also implements
provisions of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 pertaining to
video which was approved under this OMB Control Number 3060-0149. In
2009, the Commission modified Part 63 to extend to providers of
interconnected Voice of internet Protocol (VoIP) service the
discontinuance obligations that apply to domestic non-dominant
telecommunications carriers under Section 214 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended. In 2014, the Commission adopted improved
administrative filing procedures for domestic transfers of control,
domestic discontinuances and notices of network changes, and among
other adjustments, modified Part 63 to require electronic filing for
applications for authorization to discontinue, reduce, or impair
service under section 214(a) of the Act. In July 2016, the Commission
revised certain section 214(a) discontinuance procedures. To reduce
burdens on carriers, the Commission revised its rules to: (1) Allow
carriers to provide notice via email or other alternative methods to
offer additional options to customers, and (2) provide for streamlined
treatment of applications to discontinue services for which the carrier
has had no existing customers or reasonable requests for service during
the previous 180 days. It also addressed a gap in the Commission's
rules by making a competitive LEC's application for discontinuance
deemed granted on the effective date of any copper retirement that made
the discontinuance unavoidable. The Commission further concluded that
applicants must provide notice of discontinuance applications to
federally-recognized Tribal Nations. In Accelerating Wireline Broadband
Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, WC Docket
No. 17-84, Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 17-154 (rel. Nov. 29, 2017) (Wireline
Infrastructure Order), the Commission, among other things, reduced the
public comment and auto-grant periods for
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applications that grandfather low speed legacy services and
applications to discontinue previously grandfathered legacy data
services. The Commission also held that if a carrier files an
application to discontinue, reduce, or impair a legacy voice or data
service below 1.544 Mbps for which it has had no customers and no
request for service for at least a 30-day period immediately preceding
submission of the application, that application will be automatically
granted on the 15th day after its filing with the Commission, absent
Commission notice to the contrary. The Commission will use the
information collected under these revisions to 47 CFR Section 63 to
determine if affected respondents are in compliance with its rules and
the requirements of section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-00453 Filed 1-11-18; 8:45 am]
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